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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel for you, teachers! 
Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Know that you are very much appreciated at least by some kids and families!

Yes, parents must be more responsible and accountable. Schools should be able to suspend/expel kids for poor behavior. Consequences are a part of life and should be for school too.  Would love to see Chromebooks minimized much more across the board. [/quote]

Public schools are a right. Expulsion will never be an option for minor behavioral issues.[/quote]

No one is saying we should expel kids for minor behavioral issues.  We (teachers) are virtually ALL saying that kids who are physically aggressive should be placed into a more therapeutic/restrictive setting where they can get the help they need and deserve.  I am personally saying that state boards of education need to open and staff many PUBLIC therapeutic schools that can handle these type of kids.  Pay their teachers 200K to start and their TAs 100K to start.  Go with a 1:2 ratio of adults.  Raise the hell out of taxes.  I don't care what it costs but kids who destroy classrooms, who assault teachers or threaten to assault teachers, etc, DO NOT BELONG IN GEN ED.[/quote]

Some are saying that kids should be expelled for behavioral issues. Look at the post I was replying to.

You're right that some kids that are physically aggressive should be in more restrictive environments. But others just need more support in the gen ed classroom.

Unfortunately MCPS is stingy with paraeducators. And since they don't give 1:1 paraeducators benefits, you're often not getting great people in those positions. Simply  treating all full-time paraeducators like normal employees would be a tremendous improvement. [/quote]

Yes, Paras around the country should be paid more.  And have benefits.  Absolutely.  And ALL kids who are physically aggressive need to be moved.  Yesterday.[/quote]

If their behaviors can't be managed with appropriate supports in the classroom, then yes. But [b]MCPS doesn't get to warehouse challenging kids[/b] because they don't want tobe bothered to have to deal with them. Sorry, I know you don't want to be part of that, but it comes with the job. But yes, MCPS should be supporting you more.[/quote]

Why not?  Would make education for the rest of the kids infinitely better and help retain teachers.  Why destroy the entire system to help kids who almost certainly don’t want to be helped?[/quote]

Luckily we have state and federal laws to protect kids from people like you.[/quote]

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